West Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Russellville, Alabama
West Elementary School in Russellville, Alabama enrolled 686 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
719 students in 2022-23, 687 students in 2023-24, 686 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.3 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 719 | 43.3 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 42.0 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 686 | 41.3 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 591 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Elementary School enrolled 591 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 591 of the 591 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.6% of students were Hispanic, 30.5% White, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic60.6%
- White30.5%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Black3.1%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Russellville
3 public elementary schools in Russellville report 2024-25 enrollment; West Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School | 686 | 16.6 | 52.6% |
| Russellville Elementary School | 576 | 17.6 | 62.0% |
| Tharptown Elementary School | 541 | 13.4 | 66.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Elementary School
- Russellville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 576 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.0 miles away: 541 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Compare West Elementary School with Russellville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Russellville City Schools spends per student$12,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,714
- The largest public schools in AlabamaWest Elementary School is the number 113 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#113 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Elementary School
How many students attend West Elementary School?
686 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 719 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Russellville, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary School?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Elementary School a Title I school?
West Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Elementary School in?
Russellville City Schools, NCES district ID 0102910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010291001143 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.